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<h1>About the Properties and Formatting dialog box</h1>
<p>You can modify your entire document, as well as the individual controls 
 within it, using the Properties and Formatting dialog box. The Properties 
 and Formatting dialog box contains options to perform a wide variety of 
 tasks with your document. </p>
<p>Some of the tasks you can perform using the Properties and Formatting 
 dialog box include the following:</p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p>Adjust the position of controls or size of the document. 
 For details and steps, see 
<a HREF="Move_controls_on_documents.htm">Moving 
 controls on documents</a>.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Modify the look and feel of an entire document or individual 
 controls.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Determine how the document is exported. For details 
 and steps, see 
<a HREF="Export_modes_docs.htm">Defining which document 
 export modes are available to users</a>.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Create a table of contents or watermark for the document.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Hide or show document sections. For details and steps, 
 see 
<a href="Hiding_and_displaying_sections.htm">Hiding and displaying 
 sections</a>.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Enable or disable Flash Mode. For steps, see 
<a HREF="Report_Services_preferences.htm">Report 
 Services preferences</a>.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Select a widget to use for a specific Grid/Graph. For 
 details and steps, see 
<a href="Grid_Graph_into_widget.htm">Turning a 
 Grid/Graph into a widget</a>.</p></li>
</ul>
<h2>Properties and Formatting dialog box contents</h2>
<h2 class="whs2">The options displayed in the Properties 
 and Formatting dialog box depend on the type of control or object selected. 
 Therefore, some options may not be displayed.</h2>
<p>The Properties and Formatting dialog box contains the following options. 
 Click any of the properties below for help specific to that property.</p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p>For individual controls in the document, including 
<a 
 HREF="Add_text_data_to_documents.htm">text fields</a>, 
<a HREF="Selectors.htm">selectors</a>, 
 
<a href="Widgets.htm">widgets</a>, and 
<a HREF="Panels_and_panel_stacks.htm">panel 
 stacks</a>:</p></li>
	<ul type="square" class="whs3">
		
<li class=p><p>Properties </p></li>
		<ul type="square" class="whs3">
			
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Properties_dialog_General.htm">General</a> 
 </p></li>
			
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Properties_dialog_Layout.htm">Layout</a></p></li>
		</ul>
	</ul>
</ul>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	<ul type="square" class="whs3">
		<ul type="square" class="whs3">
			
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Properties_dialog_Image.htm">Image</a></p></li>
			
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Properties_dialog_Grid.htm">Grid</a></p></li>
			
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Properties_dialog_Line.htm">Line</a></p></li>
			
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Properties_dialog_Selector.htm">Selector</a></p></li>
		</ul>
	</ul>
</ul>
<p class="whs4"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Note</B></span>: 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Image</B></span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Grid</B></span>, 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Line</B></span>, and<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> 
 Selector</B></span> will only appear in the Properties and Formatting dialog 
 box when they are added to the document. </p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	<ul type="square" class="whs3">
		<ul type="square" class="whs3">
			
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Properties_dialog_Flash.htm">Flash</a></p></li>
		</ul>
	</ul>
</ul>
<p class="whs5">Note: 
 <span style="font-weight: normal;">The</span> <span style="font-weight: normal;">Flash 
 option is only displayed if Flash Mode is enabled in the document and 
 you select a Grid/Graph, widget, or panel stack.</span></p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	<ul type="square" class="whs3">
		
<li class=p><p class="whs6">Format</p></li>
		<ul type="square" class="whs3">
			
<li class=p><p class="whs7">
<a 
 HREF="Properties_dialog_Color_Lines.htm">Color and Lines</a></p></li>
			
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Properties_dialog_Font.htm">Font</a></p></li>
			
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Properties_dialog_Number.htm">Number</a></p></li>
			
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Properties_dialog_Alignment.htm">Alignment</a></p></li>
			
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Properties_dialog_Effects.htm">Effects</a></p></li>
		</ul>
	</ul>
</ul>
<h2>Accessing the Properties and Formatting dialog box</h2>
<p>The Properties and Formatting dialog box can be accessed in several 
 ways. Choose the method that suits the tasks you want to perform in your 
 document:</p>
<h2>To modify an individual control using the Properties and Formatting 
 dialog box</h2>
<ol type="1" class="whs8">
	
<li class=p><p>Open the document to be formatted.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Right-click the control to format and select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties 
 and Formatting</B></span><span>. The Pr</span>operties and Formatting dialog 
 box opens.</p></li>
</ol>
<h2>To modify export, table of contents, and other document-wide settings 
 using the Properties and Formatting dialog box</h2>
<ol type="1" class="whs8">
	
<li class=p><p>Open the document to be formatted.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>From the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Format</B></span> 
 tab, select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties and Formatting</B></span>. 
 The Properties and Formatting dialog box opens, with the Document Properties 
 options displayed.</p></li>
</ol>
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